US EditionMalaysian Court Acquits French Man Facing Possible Death Penalty on Drug Charges
Tom Félix was acquitted after nearly 2½ years detained; prosecutors failed to prove control over 1.86 kg cannabis, avoiding potential death penalty or 104-year sentence.
- A French national facing a possible death penalty in Malaysia on eight drug-related charges was acquitted on Tuesday.
- The High Court in Alor Setar ruled that prosecutors failed to prove Tom Félix, 34, had control, custody or possession of the drugs.
- Félix's lawyer François Zimeray said it was "the end of a very long nightmare" for Félix, who "lived through the hell of an unjust accusation and an undignified detention.
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Tom Félix, a 34-year-old Frenchman, was acquitted while facing the death penalty in Malaysia for detention and drug trafficking. He is due to return to France in the next few days. Emmanuel Macron reported his "great relief".
The former student, Tom Félix, who was facing the death penalty in Malaysia for detention and drug trafficking, was released. In the house he shared with his Malaysian partner, the police had found cannabis in the common rooms. He had always contested the charges.
The President of the Republic, but also the head of French diplomacy, welcomed the acquittal of the 34-year-old Frenchman on Tuesday, February 3. He is expected to return to France in the next few days.
Radio France Internationale
Malaysian court acquits French man on drug charges
A French national facing a possible death penalty in Malaysia on eight drug-related charges was acquitted on Feb 3, freeing him after nearly 2½ years in detention.
At the age of 34, this former cadre of the Veolia group had been in prison since August 2023 for detention and drug trafficking. The Malaysian court failed to prove his guilt.
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